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Winter Series Race 5 Sunday 7th August 2011

posted 7 Aug 2011, 22:26 by Stephen Chapman

The fifth race in the NEMTB Winter Series
was held at the Armidale Pine Forest on Sunday.Thirty riders started the event with clean clothes and bikes
with the track fast and dry.An
hour or two later they ended the race muddy and mostly smiling after heavy rain
and even hail caused the track to become muddy and slippery.

In the Open Men’s division over 3 laps,
Peter Hosking rode well early to open up a lead over John Hamilton and Steve
Chapman.However, Hamilton and
Chapman finished strongly in the muddy conditions to come first and second
respectively.Hamilton won by just
three seconds to Chapman with Hosking third.James Harris was riding strongly before he slid off one of
the flat bridges. His front wheel is now badly bent after it hit a muddy bank.

In the open women’s race, Jo Benham
continued her fine return to racing with a great ride over her three laps.Second was Rowena Stockton.

In the Sport section for women, Shireen
Brunckhorst won from Lisa Harris and Barb Hosking.Fiona Brunckhorst dominated the Women’s U19 race.This was despite her loosing a pedal on
her way around.She later found it
attached to her shoe.

In the women’s U15 race, Kathryn Hosking
won from Emily Wooster and Winona Rumble.Isabella Hosking was riding well in this division until her bike somehow
ended up in the creek!Isabella
can be commended for retrieving her bike and completing her lap.

In the U19 race Peter Platts and Ben
Brunckhorst finished together with Edward Harland not far behind.In the U15 race Jeremy Halliday won
with Scott McMaster second.

The next race at the Pine Forest is the
Attitude at Altitude race.This is
the 7th and final leg of the Mid North Series (GNATPaCK) where races
have been held at Grafton, Nambucca, Taree, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour,
Kempsey and Armidale.This big
race will be held on the 18th September with many riders from the
coast coming up.Check out all the
details on the website www.nemtb.com.au.